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gAttach! – Gmail attachments made easy!
Posted by: | CommentsMany applications have the built-in capability to send emails. For example, you can send a document from Microsoft Word, a PDF from Adobe Acrobat, or photos from Windows Explorer. The problem is that these don’t work with web-based email, including Gmail.
gAttach! allows you to easily attach files to new messages in Gmail or Google Apps Mail.
All the features available in Windows that were once only available to your desktop mail-using friends are now available to all Gmail users.
Website: http://www.gattach.net/index.html
Magic/Replace Data Cleanup
Posted by: | CommentsMagic/Replace is a web based tool to clean up data easily. It enables the user to copy data from a spreadsheet, csv (comma separated file), or a TSV (tab separated file) and make changes to all of the rows at once.
For example, if you had a column of data that contained a phone number without separators (1234567890), you could easily change the contents to be formatted to include separators (123-456-7890).
Magic/Replace will also change the case of the data in a field.
You would use Excel or some other more powerful tool for major data cleanup. However, Magic/Replace works well and is quick for simple data cleanup. Magic/Replace is brought to you by Dabble DB – an easy way to create online databases.
Website: http://cleanupdata.com/
Antivirus XP now Antivirus Plus
Posted by: | CommentsLike a big catfish going after a dough ball, folks are snapping up malware like it’s a $20 bill blowing across a parking lot. Specifically, we’re talking about the old “Antivirus XPâ€, which is now making the rounds re-branded as “Antivirus Plusâ€.
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Top 5 Free Online Storage Sites to Transfer 100MB Files
Posted by: | CommentsDon’t email large files. These free online services allow upto 100MB files to be saved and transferred.
Top 5 Freeware to Capture Screenshots in Windows
Posted by: | CommentsCapture application screenshots or portions of them to use in your blogs and reports. These screen capture freeware will come in handy.
Blank Canvas Gmail Signatures
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Since moving to Gmail for all of my email accounts I have been on the lookout for various add-ins and tools that would enhance my email experience. One of the best tools I have found is Blank Canvas Gmail Signatures.
Blank Canvas Gmail Signatures is a Firefox extension that automatically inserts HTML signatures into your Gmail messages based on which address you are sending from. Works for Compose Message and Reply/Forward.
From the Blank Canvas Gmail Signatures home page this plug-in provides the following features:
- Works for Compose Mail, Reply, and Forward
- Support for single or multiple email addresses
- Create a different signature for each email address you use in your Gmail account
- Supports up to four signatures per address
- Real-time signature preview while editing signature HTML
- Signature automatically inserted into message above (or optionally below) quoted text
- Support for special characters
- Easy setup and configuration interface
Developer Tools
Posted by: | CommentsThere are several blogs that have list of developer tools that are favorites. I will point to them from here so the list will be easy to find.
Steve Michelotti has a good list: http://geekswithblogs.net/michelotti/archive/2008/11/23/developer-tools-and-utilities.aspx
Scott Hanselman’s ComputerZen.com is the granddaddy of the list of developer tools: http://www.hanselman.com/tools
Ronda Tipton also has a good list of tools and applications: http://rtipton.wordpress.com/2008/12/06/tools-that-i-use-daily/
Xoopit
Posted by: | CommentsSince I have recently migrated all of my email to GMAIL, I have started looking for things that will enhance the whole experience. Once such tool that I have found is Xoopit. 
Xoopit is a website and tool that integrates into your GMAIL interface via a Firefox plugin. It allows you to search and browse attachments and media that exist in your GMail account.
Xoopit installs itself just above your Gmail inbox area. It also allows integration with Facebook, blogs, and other social tools.
Xoopit also will send you email summaries of all photos, files, and videos in your Gmail account.
Another benefit is Xoopit provides Xobni (for Outlook) type information on the sender of the message. This includes all attachments received from the sender as well as quick searches of other emails from that sender.
Scribd
Posted by: | Comments Scribd is a service where users can publish and share documents the world. Scribd iPaper is a way to view documents on the web. It is designed to be as easy and fast as possible. 
There appears to be thousands of publications on Scribd. A lot of them are self published, however, I did find some published books that have been uploaded to Scribd.
I do not know yet if this service will add value to the end user or not. It is an interesting idea though.
Dashwire
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Dashwire is a free mobile phone contact, photo, video, and text messaging tool. It works on phones running Windows Mobile and symbian OS. It syncs your phones contents to the web and allows you to manipulate the data via a web browser.
I use Dashwire often to answer text messages because I can use the computer keyboard instead of the phone text input – which for me is quicker. I can also update contacts via the web interface with ease.
Other features I use is the ability to view, save, and forward pictures that I take with my phone.
Other things you can do with Dashwire includes seeing a list of all of your conversations (text messages), change the phone ringtone, set up speeddial for your phone, update your Dashwire, Facebook, and / or Twitter status, manage your mobile internet bookmarks, and manage videos you take with your phone.
The best thing is that Dashwire is free.
The only downside to Dashwire (at least on a Windows Mobile device) is that it speeds up battery consumption. This is in part because it is in constant contact with dashwire.com so that the phone and the web site are in sync.
